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Oscar Fehrer — Mary Magdalene Washing the Feet of Christ

Oscar Fehrer

Mary Magdalene Washing the Feet of Christ

1897

Biblical narrative receives academic treatment in this late 19th-century work, where Fehrer employs traditional religious iconography with contemporary painting techniques.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
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Oscar Fehrer, Mary Magdalene Washing the Feet of Christ, 1897

Biblical narrative receives academic treatment in this late 19th-century work, where Fehrer employs traditional religious iconography with contemporary painting techniques.

Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
26.7 x 24.1 cm
Year
1897
Seen at
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Dramatic, Small Scale, Figure Study, American, Classical, Biblical Scene, Religious, Modern, Earth Tones, Unique Work, Painting, Oil on Canvas, Academic Realism

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